Rail anchor



Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES APariala'r oFFIfcE.

WILLIAM H. DE BUSK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE P. & M. COMPANY,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS. f

c RAIL ANCHOR.

Application filed August 9, 1924. Serial No. 731,062.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. DE BUsii, a citizen of the Unit-ed States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and' State of Illinois, have invented certain new `and useful Improvements in Rail Anchors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to rail anchors of the type adapted to be applied to a railroad fl rail in position to abut against a cross-tie or other fixed part of a track fo-rholding the rail against movement longitudinally. It is the principal object of my invention to provide an anchor of this type comprising a new and improved form and arrangement y of parts, in which a clip or jaw member having an operative grip upon the flange of a rail at one side thereof is held in position on the flange and is prevented from backing l0 transversely from the flange by an improved y form of retaining device.

It is another object of my invention to )provide a construction of this type in which the clip is held in position by the use vof a "35 retaining member of such a type that it can be produced cheaply y and applied very quickly and easily and which shall have a positive action for holding the clip in position.

It is another object of my invention to improve devices of this type in sundry details hereinafter pointed out. The preferred means by which I have accomplished my several objects are illustrated in the accompanying drawing and are hereinafter specifically described. That which I believe to be new and desire to cover by this application is set forth' in the claims.

` In the drawing,- 'p

Fig. 1 is a face view of my improved anchor in position on a rail shown in vertical section and partly broken away;

Fig..2 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a face view of the blank from which the retainingr device of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2' is produced, a

y second blank being indicated in dotted lines in nesting relation;

Y Fig. 5 1s a view similar to Fig. 1 but showy Vtaining member.

vspaced jaws 13 andV in position,

Fig. 4L is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a second modified Vform of clip and re- Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, 10 indicates a rail of the ordinarytype, supported by a cross-tieVv 11. A clip 12 made from a heavy plate of steel ycut out at one sideto provide 14 is shown in positionO upon the flange of the raill atthe right in Fig. 1, the jaws 13 and'14 being )spaced at suchl a distance apart that the clip has a hard driving iit upon the flange suchthat the upper jaw 13 serves t-o cut a roove 15 in 65 the upper face of the flange. he grip of the clip upon the rail is thus rendered very stro-ng for the purpose of preventing longitudinal movement of the rail with respect to the clip, the rail being thusheld effectively inasmuch as-the clip is applied to 'therail in contact with'the face of the cross-tie 11. n f

For holdingthe clip 12 in position on the flange of the rail andto prevent theclip from backingtransversely vfrom the rail, I have provided a retaining member comprising a body `16, and an arm 17r carried by the bodyat an angle thereto, the body,` being adapted to extend across underneath the 00 rail, with the `arm 17 extending longitudinally of the rail. Upon the end of the arm 17, I have provided a second' arm 18 in spaced relation to the body '16. Before the application of theretaining device to the the arm 18 resting upon the upper face of theflange of the rail, `and with the arm' 17 infsnug and," rigid vcontact with the outer face of the clip 12. The length of the body 16 is such that there will bean end portion :extending beyondthe edge `ofthe flange at the left in Figl, Whichl end portion is to vbeVbent over upon thefupper face of the i flange of the rail for forming a hook 19 as shown in -Fig.2 and as indicated by dotted lines inlFig. 1. i Y y The application of a blow or blows upon theend of the hook atv the left in Fig. 1, with 1wreferably aweightheld against the end of the retaining member yat the fright W5 in said Fig. 1, serves to tighten theretaining member upon the rail and the clip whereby the clip will be held positively against any loosening movement upon the flange.

'It will be understood that the clip l2 is preferably to be made of fairly high-grade metal so as to have a Very strong grip upon the rail. The retaining member, however, can be made of fairly low-grade metal which shall be comparatively easily bent into retaining position and which shall have a sufficiently low resiliency that the member may be tightened very effectively upon the rail and the clip. As indicated in Fig. 3, the retaining members V16 are so formed that a l pair of them can be stamped from a singlerectangular piece of metal, whereby there vwill be no waste material..

, In the preferred form shown in Fig. l, a

clip 20 is employed formed from a heavy bar of high-grade steel bent upon itself. The retaining member, however, is the same as that above described, except that it is provided with a downwardly-bent arm 2l at a point adjacent to the edge of the flange at the left in Fig, 4, and with an upwardlyextending arm 22 formed on the end of the arm 2l by bending the strip backwardly upon itself. As is shown by dotted lines in said Fig. 4C, the arm 22 stands normally in such position that it is necessary to distort the arm against the force of the resiliency of `the metal for forcing the retaining member into. position upon the flange, the upper end portion `23 of the arm 22 being diagonally disposed so as to'have a cam actiona-gainst the edge of the flange for displacing the arm 22 when the retaining member is forced upwardly into position.

The retaining member comprising the arms 2l and 22 is to be of such weight of metal and of such qualities that it will yield without breaking for permitting the member to be forced into 4position but thatit will not yield readily and easily without the applicationof some little force thereto. Inasmuch as there is no yforce applied to the clip 2O in the direction for causing the clip to back transversely from the fla-nge as a direct component of the force normally brought to bear upon the clip in use in the track, it will be understood thatv the spring structure is strong enough to hold the clip Vin position.

ln the construction shown inA Fig. -5, a clip 24 is employed, similar to the clip 20, except that it is provided with a downwardly extending lug 25 for the desired extendcd bearing against the cross-tie. The retaining member in this construction is similar to that o-f Fig. l, having a body 26, and arms 27 and 28, except that it is made of a bar of steel in lieu of the sheet-metal form, and except that it is provided with a diagonally-disposed end portion 29 in such relation that when upward pressure is applied thereto a cam action is had against the edge of the flange at the left in said Fig. 5 for drawing the member toward the left for tightening it upon the clip 24.- A hook 30 is then formed on the end corresponding to the hook 19 above described for holding the retaining member in tightened condition.

1While I prefer to employ one of the forms of construction as illustrated in the drawing and above described, it will be understood that I do not wish to restrict myself to the use of any particular form, exceptas the same may be hereinafter specifically claimed, inasmuch as it is evident that various changes may well be made in the details of the construction without departing from the spirit of my invention.

lll/hat l claim as my invention isl. A rail anchor comprising a clip adapted to have a driving' fit upon the flange at one side of a rail, and av retaining member for holding said clip from backing transversely from the rail, comprising an arm at one end of the memberextending along one face of the clip and supported in position by contact with the upper face of the flange of the rail, and means at the other end portion adapted to engage, in the application of the member to the rail, around thek edge of the flange at that side of the rail.

2. A rail anchor comprising a clip adapted to have a driving lit upon the flange at one side of a rail, and va retaining member for holding said clip from backing transversely from the rail, comprising a body, an arm carried by the body in position toextend longitudinally of the rail, means carried by the arm for supporting the member by Contact with the flange of the rail, and means at the otherend portion adapted to engage, in the application of the member to the rail, around the edge of the flange at that side of the rail. p

A rail anchor comprising a clip adapted to have a driving fit upon the lflange at one side of a rail, and aretaining member for holding said clip r.from backing transversely from the rail, comprising a body, an arm carried by the body in position to eX- tend longitudinally of the rail, a second arm carried by said first-named armand extending transversely of the rail into*` contact with the upper face of the flange of the `rail for supporting the member from the flange, and means at the other end portion adapted to engage in the application of the member to the rail, around the edge of the flange at that side of the rail.

4l. A rail anchor comprising a clip adapted to have a driving` lit upon the flange at one side of a rail, and a retaining member for holding said clip from backing transversely from the rail, comprising a body, a hook at one end of said body operative for holding the clip in position and having contact with the flangefor supporting that end of the member from the flange, and means at the other end of the body operative by engagement with the flange at that side of the rail for holding the member normally from Withdrawal from the rail.

5. A rail anchor comprising a clip adapted to have a driving fit upon the flange at one side of a rail, and a retaining member for holding said clip from backing transversely from the rail, comprising a body, a hook at one end of said body having contact with three faces of the clip for holding it in position and having Contact with' the upper face of the flange of the rail for supporting the end of the member from the rail, and means at the other end of the body operative by engagement with the flange at that side of the rail for holding the member normally from removal from the rail.

6. A rail anchor comprising a clip adapted to have a driving fit upon the flange at one side of a rail, and a retaining-member for holding said clip from backing transversely from the rail, said retaining member having a substantially horizontally disposed hook at one end for engaging the clip. and a vertically disposed hook at the other end .for engaging the opposite rail base flange.

7. A rail anchor comprising a clip adapted to have a. driving fit upon the flange at one side of a rail, and a retaining member for holding said clip from backing transversely from the rail comprising a body adapted to extend transversely of the rail, an arm carried by the body and extending longitudinally of the railmeans carried by the arm for supporting the member by Contact With the flange of the rail, and a heavy spring arm on the other end of the member adapted by engagement With the fla-nge at that side of the rail to hold said member normally from removal from the rail.

8. A rail anchor comprising a clip adapted to have a driving fit upon the flange at one side of a rail, and a retaining member for holding said clip from backing transversely from the rail, comprising a body, means carried by the body at one end for engaging the clip for holding it in position, an arm formed integrally With the body at its other end portion and depending therefrom` and a second arm formed integrallvwvith the first- -named arm and bent baekwardlv thereonl adapted by engagement with the flange at that side of thev rail to hold said membery normally from removal from the rail.l

9. A rail anchor comprising a clip adapted to have' a driving fit upon the fiange at one 'side of a rail, and a retaining member for holding said clip from backing transversely from the rail, comprising a bodv, means earried bythe body at one end for engaging the clip for holding it in position, an arm formed integrally With the body at its other end portion and depending therefrom.I a second arm formed integrally with the firstnamed arm and bentbaclrwardly thereon adapted by engagement With the flange at that side of the rail to hold said member '70 normally from removal from the rail,l and a diagonally-disposed cam on the upper end of said second arm for facilitating its en gagement With the flange.

WILLIAM H. DE BUSK. 

